john cooper

Now I am lost 😅

Isn't that a Galant Sigma?

Does anyone want to give the name of the car, or @iRage it will be your turn mate

What happens if you keep the reves above 1000 RPM, Are any changes to the noise?

Honestly, I wasn't aware of the whole musical instrument story

I was waiting for my spot to post this car. One of the legendary model from a famous brand. This was popped in the Classic auction a few weeks back.

"Serena" AKA in SL , Sada kal oba mage

I spotted those stickers for sale at a car gadget shop when I last visited the Island. The guy at the counter told me these stickers are in high demand including the JAAI sticker (which was out of stock)

Since other suggestions are there, any chance to hunt a Hyundai Coupe or Mitzi FTO I don't know about the SL market but they are usually cheap around where I live and no many faults BTW I can see one of the Yellow Hyundai on another sale site below 5 Mil for sale

Dad shared this snap and looks very well kept with full service history from Toyota.

Good news Dad settled with a 2008 NCP110 Toyota IST 1.5CC petrol (1 NZ - FE) coupled with CVT box It has done around 140k and looks like very well maintained This won't cater for the 4WD requirement so the solution is to drive the car up to a place where it is safe to drive and then get the Bolero truck out from the land to travel the rest. Bit of a process but better than maintaining 2 vehicles at home. Thank you all of you guys for your support as always! Regards, JC

If things go well behind closed doors, we might have one of the most refined off-roaders ever. I hope, Nissan under the bonnet, Honda Inside and Out and Mitzi for 4WD systems

You legend, I remembered the same when I saw the related pop up on social media. I don't think the FJ55 was on the Tele, wasn't it a gasoline model? The 40 series price skyrocketed recently, and some owners dream of having 5 mil for their rust buckets. I heard from Dad that some were quoting the above-mentioned FJ55 sold for 15 mil, so the 40 series is not far from the above bucket.

Good news, The KR's and CR's are out of the list after Dad checked a few of the locally modified SL "Noah" Dad was adamant that he is no longer pursuing them unless they are listed as genuine Noah's (which is highly unlikely) Dad went to check the handful of them, late registered, listed "Just buy and ride" along with premium price tags. So no more Van models in the list 😄

Cheers for the note! Alpha just because he found a well maintained 5 seater, therefore Dad was looking at it. J90’s are one of the best for all the requirements.

Dad went to check a few vehicles, CR51 - Out due to the bad condition CR42 - Check report flagged it's an accident repair (Major) BJ40 - He is keen but the asking is premium, he made an offer still Daihatsu Terious 2012 - He is 50:50 with it Prius Alpha - Again he is 50:50 with it Honestly, we are all not sure about the replacement still 🤣 The HR-V he checked was CVT since it only had P R N D S on the shifter The T31 is also out - I am sure my brother changed Dad's mindset for Nissan. I remember once he mentioned unless it's a Skyline R34, 35 or a Nissan Patrol the rest you don't want from Nissan. 😄

Just had a chat with Dad, and he wanted to know more about CR51 - which is the 4WD model. He thinks it has more potential for his requirements, but what he is not sure is the drive train parts availability. ie: Auto transmission, suspension, steering etc Do you guys know if they are shared between any other Toyota vehicle platform? ie Rav4 Regards, JC

Thank you for the details provided above, they are always highly regarded. The HR-V I was talking the Petrol version came out in the early 2000s Dad had done the check on one of them and then my Brother heard it and stopped him from buying them due to the CVT transmission issues. I wouldn't argue with his point on that as the HR-V Dad check had a Tranny replaced just before the sale. You will now see it's too many cooks spoiling the soup for Dad (My brother, Sister and I, all 3 influence Dad in his choice of cars) 🤣 We had a Star Wagon P25 and an L400 Space Gear and don't think the Dad is open to them any more but I will drop that idea of L400 as not many 300's with genuine auto gear. Some of the models that are in your suggested list are already out due to one or the other reasons, especially the Mitzi Challenger, One of our relatives has had one for many years and Dad & Mom went to Kandy visit and they were enough with it. Paj IO will be out due to the GDI issue I know they were good cars when they were out but poor maintenance and bad fuel eat the GDI system. Non CVT early T31 X-Trail is an option, I would search a few and flag them to Dad. I blame the guy who snapped the Prado as he is the one who put us in this spot 😅

Not a bad suggestion mate, except for the RAV and the HR-V rest of the models we have owned at some point and Dad should have a reasonable idea about what we used to own, but I will dump that idea to Dad.

Hi team, You may have seen the note I made on another thread about how the Prado snaped and the deal completed. Anyhow, Dad is back in the market for a vehicle. Requirement: The vehicle has to have 4WD, minimum electronics in the engine and transmission, and needs to be an Auto transmission/ CVT. It doesn't matter if it's gasoline-powered, but not a gas guzzler as Dad does a bit of a driving. Budget: 15 mil Dad wanted to have another good Prado KZJ95, but my sister who is in SL for a short period noticed Dad who is age of 74 struggles to drive in some places at night in Colombo traffic so my sister is against having a bigger truck unless it is a short wheel which is highly unlikely to be available in SL as a KJZ90 Prado. Option 1: CR51/ CR52 Townace 4WD - Not sure about parts availability but I have read a good tread in the AL forum and they are not that bad. Option 2: Gen 3 Rav4 - I had one of the 2400cc models here in NZ. It wasn't the most economical car, but it was reliable. Option 3: Gen 1 Honda HR-V (For some reason, Dad likes this model), but I am not sure about the parts and CVT transmission reliability. Option 4: A good short wheel LJ70 with a genuine body permit or a good BJ40 + Toyota Corolla 121 or Axio 141 The last option (Option 4) is not the best but the truck can be used for the Land and the car for running around. Double cabs are not an option and they are out of the list, even a good LN166R SR5 will be out of the list due to the body parts shortage. Please share your thoughts and experience on each of the above models' reliability in SL, Parts, etc. Thank you all in advance. Regards, JC.

Try under this, a few have been listed

100% we are still thinking the replacement as we have a requirement for a 4WD vehicle

I know mate, once you say a work you can't take it back/ change. 95 series is one of the best in both worlds with minimum electronics (Dad hates too many sensors anyway) So he wasn't sure what to buy now, need to talk to him this avro to see where he sits with. I have rung a couple of my mates who deal with used cars in SL and they both have mentioned it is a slow market and it is a bit hard to sell vehicles and they have mentioned there is no issue with supply. Also mentioned lots of dreamers, joy riders 😂 So it sounds like a buyer market, not the sellers

The surprise is my father was asking an insane price so no one going to commit to buying, and the guys even counter offered 500k more on top of his insane price so he couldn't change his work. This is the 1st time this has happened to us and we have never heard it before. So there could only be a few reasons, - Our LC Prado should be the best of the best - No way, it was 26 year old girl but in very decent condition. - The price hike going to be so bad, and the used car market going to be upside down - It sounds like that's not the case. - The wife going to divorce if the guy does not come home with a Prado, so the guy was so desperate to buy a one 🤣 - Possible.

Not sure if this is the correct page to post but I think there are some ripple effects in the community after hearing the different vehicle prices with import lift. I received a phone call in the middle of the night from my Dad. He usually calls me in the middle of the night for emergencies only. I was shocked to hear that he ended up selling his 26 year old Diesel Prado for 500,000 LKR over the asking price. 😂 So I jumped out of the bed to listen to the story. Dad had no intention of selling the Prado, so I remember he was telling some dude some silly price when they refused to take the word "No not for sale" He is been chased by a group of guys who are on their way for another Prado and spot Dad is driving his, so he stops the Truck by the road and gives them the same answer, which they refuse to take, so Dad has gone with his same tactic of Silly offer and then the potential buyer made a counter offer with extra 500k on top of the silly offer. 🤣 The next minute the deal was done at the Bank, along with the paperwork and the car was gone. Dad was in shock when he called me, how fast everything had happened with the car deal. He was like, What's happening in the Sri Lanka car market/ what is going to happen with imports? So I referred him to the AL forum 🤭 In the future, I might open a new thread to seek help for Dad's new ride. Regards, JC